Indian J Psychol Med. 2019 Nov 11;41(6):549-555. doi: 10.4103/IJPSYM.IJPSYM_75_19. eCollection 2019 Nov-Dec. Dharmadhikari SP1, Harshe SD1, Bhide PP1. Abstract Background: Increasing smartphone use has led to the introduction of smartphone addiction as a behavioral addiction with detrimental effects on health. This phenomenon has not been widely studied in the Indian context. This study assessed the […]
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Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Nov 8;16(22). pii: E4367. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224367. Hui BPH1, Wu AMS2, Siu NYF3, Chung ML1, Pun N1. Abstract Given the increasing popularity of online game playing, the negative impacts of game addiction on both adolescents and adults attracted our attention. Previous studies based on the self-determination theory have examined […]
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Pediatr Clin North Am. 2019 Dec;66(6):1163-1182. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2019.08.008. Derevensky JL1, Hayman V2, Lynette Gilbeau2. Abstract The introduction of behavioral addictions is a relatively new concept in psychiatry. It was not until 2010 that the term behavioral addictions was added to the official classification of psychiatric diagnoses in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, […]
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Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Oct 28;16(21). pii: E4141. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214141. Ko CH1,2,3, Chen SH4, Wang CH5, Tsai WX6, Yen JY7,8,9. Abstract Objectives: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) includes the diagnostic criteria for Internet gaming disorder (IGD). This study evaluated (1) the screening, diagnostic, and prevalence-estimated cutoff […]
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Front Psychiatry. 2019 Sep 18;10:681. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00681. Eichenberg C1, Schott M2, Schroiff A1. Abstract Background: Nowadays, media addictions are especially of high relevance to psychotherapeutic practice. More recently, this particularly includes excessive smartphone usage. Even though a growing number of scientific literature and also mainstream media highlight problematic smartphone use as a serious health problem, […]
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I’ll start with a breakdown of what I noticed in my timeline: –Day 1-3: Feeling “spent” but very motivated. When the only way to go is up, there’s no wasted energy deciding where to go. –Day 3-5: Some urges to sabotage the streak, but still a steady feeling that I’m on the right track. Some […]
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In Spanish. Link to PDF Adicción a la pornografía: interferencia atencional y gravedad del consumo August 2019 DOI: 10.17060/ijodaep.2019.n1.v4.1550 LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0 V. Cervigón Carrasco, Jesús Castro-Calvo, Beatriz Gil, JuliáBeatriz, Gil Juliá, Rafael Ballester-Arnal, Rafael Ballester-Arnal ABSTRACT Pornography addiction: attention interference and severity of behavior. Introduction: The increased use of Information and Comunication Tecnologies (ICT) […]
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First off, thank you all from this amazing group. I have been lurking for some time and the stories you all have written and the success I have seen motivated me beyond belief! So much so that I wanted to create an account to share my story that some might resonate with, and hopefully help […]
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African Research Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 6(1), 2019 Authors: Michael Njeru1, Solomon Nzyuko (Ph.D)2 and Steve Ndegwa (Ph.D)3 1Department of Clinical Psychology, Daystar University P. O. Box 44400 – 00100, Nairobi – Kenya Email: [email protected] 2Department of Clinical Psychology, Daystar University P. O. Box 44400 – 00100, Nairobi – Kenya Email: [email protected] […]
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Since there are some non-believers on this forum, I would like to mention some of my progress on these 3 months: 1-Hair density-While PMO-ing I used to have unhealthy hair. So, I bought a bottle of argan oil.€38. After No Fap the results were the same. [Now] My hair is dense even without argan oil. […]
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